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Rural Covid Infections Decline for Third Straight Week
Despite improvements, the rural infection and death rates remain significantly higher than the metropolitan rates.
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New Vaccinations in Rural Counties Decline for Second Week
Rural counties completed about half the number of vaccinations last week that they did three weeks ago. The pace of vaccinations in metropolitan counties fell by a similar rate.
Biden Reverses Trump Cuts to National Monuments, Restores Bears Ears
President Biden kept his promise to restore protections to two National Monuments in Utah, drawing criticism from the Republicans and praise from the Tribal leaders.
The Iowa Farm Bureau Is a Small Nonprofit. It’s Sitting on a Huge Business Empire.
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, the country’s most profitable farm bureau, influences most aspects of agricultural policy in the state. One profitable loan underscores how large and complex the organization has become.
New Typology Defines Rural by Community Assets, not Deficits
The Urban Institute has released a new system for categorizing rural areas based on what they have, not on what they lack. The Daily Yonder talks to the lead researcher, Corianne Scally.
Q&A: Diana Gordon Talks Immigration, on a Small-Town Scale
Former professor, author, and founder of the Small-town Immigration Clearinghouse, Gordon’s work shows that small-town decline is not inevitable, and that immigration often leads to revitalization.
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Rural Infections Decline by 20%; Number of Covid Deaths Falls Slightly
Although conditions improved last week, rural counties continue to have significantly higher rates of Covid-19 infections and deaths than metropolitan counties.
Radically Rural: Tapping into the Rural Arts Ecosystem of Tomorrow
Arts Vibrancy Index revealed that poorer populations are also lacking the same amount of access to arts. Arts activists and organizations want to change that.
Rate of New Vaccinations Falls by 20%
The decline in new rural vaccinations is part of a national trend. Metropolitan vaccinations are down by nearly a third.
Commentary: Small Towns Making It Work
According to Richmond’s Fed President, Tom Barkin, good economic development policy is only a part of a small town success story. “A sense of place, regional cooperation, dedicated funding, and, harder to define… scrappiness,” are what makes rural America succeed, he said.
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